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Cienfuegos
Cienfuegos, capital of Cienfuegos Province, is a city on the southern coast of Cuba. It is located about 250 km (160 mi) from Havana and has a population of 178,368 in 20
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Cienfuegos, capital of Cienfuegos Province, is a city on the southern coast of Cuba. It is located about 250 km (160 mi) from Havana and has a population of 178,368 in 2022. Since the late 1960s, Cienfuegos has become one of Cuba's main industrial centers, especially in the energy and sugar sectors. The city is dubbed La Perla del Sur. Despite being known as an industrial city of factories and various nuclear/electrical plants, and the name Cienfuegos literally translating to "one hundred fires", the city actually takes its name from the surname of Asturian-born José Cienfuegos Jovellanos,…
Cienfuegos est un(e) ville à Cienfuegos, Cuba. Il se situe approximativement à 22.144°, -80.441°.
L'histoire de ce lieu
La ville remonte à 1819. Y sont nés : María Conchita Alonso, chanteuse cubain (n. 1957), Melissa Vargas, volleyeuse cubaine (n. 1999) et Robeisy Ramírez, boxeur cubain (n. 1993). Y sont morts : Carlos Pedroso, escrimeur cubain (1967–2024), Martín Dihigo, joueur de baseball cubain (1906–1971) et Luisa Martínez Casado, actrice de théâtre cubaine (1860–1925).
Il se trouve dans la province de Cienfuegos.
Les lieux répertoriés les plus proches dans l'atlas sont Trinidad (à 60 km au sud-est) et Santa Clara (à 57 km au nord-est).
Il est associé à architecture coloniale, architecture, front de mer et site du patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO.
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Verified highlights
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Your companion for Cienfuegos
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Weather
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Emergency
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- 104Ambulance / medicalRecent
- 105FireRecent
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What's near Cienfuegos
Where to stay, eat & explore in Cienfuegos
Lieux à proximité
Distances are straight-line, measured between recorded coordinates — not driving distance.
Lieux cartographiés à proximité
Lieux nommés référencés dans OpenStreetMap aux alentours, du plus proche au plus lointain, avec leur distance.
Parmi les lieux cartographiés à proximité figurent Busto de Fray Bartolomé de las Casas, Rosa de Saron, La Gloria, Fábrica de Tabacos de Cienfuegos Anastasio Cárdenas, Parque Villuendas, San Lázaro, Garita, Trujillo, Palmira et INDER.
- Busto de Fray Bartolomé de las Casas · monument
- 0.3 km
- Rosa de Saron · place of worship
- 0.3 km
- La Gloria · district
- 0.4 km
- Fábrica de Tabacos de Cienfuegos Anastasio Cárdenas · works
- 0.5 km
- Parque Villuendas · park
- 1.0 km
- San Lázaro · district
- 1.1 km
- Garita · works
- 8.5 km
- Trujillo · hamlet
- 8.7 km
- Palmira · station
- 11.6 km
- INDER · sports centre
- 27.8 km
Around Cienfuegos
738 named civic, cultural, natural and service places are mapped within about 15 km of Cienfuegos, across 31 categories. Open any category to see it on the map, centred on Cienfuegos.
Notable near Cienfuegos
Teatro Tomás Terry
Theatres & arts
El Teatro Tomás Terry conocido comúnmente como "Teatro Terry" es el más importante teatro de la ciudad de Cienfuegos, en el centro sur de Cuba.
Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos
Universities & colleges
The University of Medical Sciences, Cienfuegos was established in 1979 in Cienfuegos, Cuba. Provincial General Hospital "Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima" is affiliated to the university. Currently, students from 52 countries are registered in different departments.
Jardín Botánico de Cienfuegos
Urban parks & plazas
Cienfuegos Province Botanical Garden, officially, Jardín Botánico de Cienfuegos, also known as Jardín Botánico Soledad, is located 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from Cienfuegos city centre.
Catetral de Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción
Places of worship
The Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral also called Cienfuegos Cathedral is a Catholic church is located opposite the Martí Park in the city of Cienfuegos in the province of the same name on the Caribbean island nation of Cuba.
Estadio 5 de Septiembre
Stadiums & sport
Estadio 5 de Septiembre is a multi-use stadium in Cienfuegos, Cuba. It is used mostly for baseball games and is the home stadium of Cienfuegos Camaroneros. The stadium holds 15,600 people. It opened on 9 January 1977.
Castillo de Jagua
Historic & heritage
The Castle of Jagua is a fortress south of Cienfuegos in Cuba. It is located near the entrance to the Cienfuegos Bay, in the port of Jagua. It was originally named "Castillo de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles de Jagua". It was built in 1742.
🏛️ Culture & heritage 52
🚬 Cuban craft & cuisine 8
⛰️ Nature & terrain 14
🌾 Farming & fishing 4
🏭 Industry & resources 47
🏥 Health & care 31
🎓 Education 65
🏦 Civic & services 67
🚉 Transport 17
🏟️ Sport & leisure 25
⛪ Faith 7
🛒 Shops & markets 24
🛏️ Stay 377
What Cienfuegos makes
51 working sites mapped — energy, industry, mining, farming, fishing and ports.The whole economy →
⚡ Energy 5
Batería Grupo Electrógeno Cienfuegos · Batería Grupo Electrógeno Refinería Cienfuegos · Parque Solar Fotovoltaico Cantarrana · Parque Solar Fotovoltaico Palmira · …
🏭 Industry 45
Acopio Palmira · AIT-ETECSA · Almacenes Tiendas Caribe Cienfuegos · Almacenes Universales S.A · …
🌱 Farming 1
Granja Avícola Ariza
Industrial heritage
1 pre-1959 sites in and around Cienfuegos — sugar centrales, railways, mines and ports.The 1959 heritage map →
- Port of Cienfuegosport
Photos
Photo: Burkhard Mücke · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Burkhard Mücke · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Burkhard Mücke · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Burkhard Mücke · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Burkhard Mücke · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Burkhard Mücke · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Official information and sources
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